Here’s how hot it will feel in Massachusetts on Wednesday

“If you must be outside, please stay hydrated and avoid being in direct sunlight as much as possible.”

People cool off in the water in the North End Park, as Boston experienced high temperatures in the 90's in a heat wave that will last a couple of days.
–Photo by Katherine Taylor/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock

How hot is it in Boston? Record-breaking, according to the National Weather Service.

Service forecasters said that as of 1:44 p.m. on Wednesday, the city reached 98 degrees, breaking the previously held record of 96 degrees, which was set in 1953.

[BREAKING] At 144p, #Boston recorded 98° (record-breaking, previously 96° in 1953) … w/ a 69° dewpoint, the heat index is 104° … also #Worcester hit 90° at 152p, it's 3rd day of the year recording +90° temperatures

Meteorologists have been cautioning Massachusetts residents that the extreme heat and humidity will make it feel like it’s over 100 degrees across most of the state.

[Noon] Heat indices shown below, a combination of heat & humidity. Highs getting into the 90s with lows @ the mid 70s. From our observational network … most of S New England is baking in this heat … #scorchapic.twitter.com/EZt6ZBkomA